Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
121-180 CE • Roman
Stoicism
Roman Emperor and Stoic philosopher. His private Meditations remain one of the most influential works of practical philosophy.
Key Works
- Meditations
100
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Quotes by Marcus Aurelius
100 quotes“Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together.”
acceptanceMeditations
“If it is not right do not do it; if it is not true do not say it.”
truthMeditations
“The soul becomes dyed with the color of its thoughts.”
mindMeditations
“How much time he gains who does not look to see what his neighbor says or does or thinks.”
focusMeditations
“Never let the future disturb you. You will meet it, if you have to, with the same weapons of reason which today arm you against the present.”
peaceMeditations
“Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.”
purposeMeditations
“The obstacle is the way.”
strengthMeditations, Book 5
“The happiness of your life depends upon the quality of your thoughts.”
mindMeditations
“Confine yourself to the present.”
presenceMeditations 7.29
“Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself, in your way of thinking.”
happinessMeditations 7.67
“It is not death that a man should fear, but he should fear never beginning to live.”
courageMeditations 12.1
“Accept the things to which fate binds you, and love the people with whom fate brings you together, but do so with all your heart.”
acceptanceMeditations 7.54
“The best revenge is not to be like your enemy.”
virtueMeditations 6.6
“How much time he gains who does not look to see what his neighbour says or does or thinks.”
focusMeditations 4.18
“Look well into thyself; there is a source of strength which will always spring up if thou wilt always look.”
selfMeditations 7.59
“The universe is change; our life is what our thoughts make it.”
mindMeditations 4.3
“Begin the morning by saying to thyself, I shall meet with the busybody, the ungrateful, arrogant, deceitful, envious, unsocial.”
equanimityMeditations 2.1
“Adapt yourself to the things among which your lot has been cast and love sincerely the fellow creatures with whom destiny has ordained that you shall live.”
kinshipMeditations 6.39
“Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.”
virtueMeditations
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